2. Last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore Cooper, 28 March 2008
3. The Kite Runner (audiobook), Khaled Hosseini, 10 June 2008
4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 30 June 2008
5. Riptide, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, 23 July 2008
6. The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas, 24 September 2008
7. 1776, David McCullough, 16 October 2008
8. Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer, 30 October 2008
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon KrakauerMy review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. It was compelling to me as an avid hiker (I'm not going to call myself a mountain climber after reading this...) and summit pursuer. This details the 1996 tragedy on Mt. Everest where 12 people lost their lives in a calamity of bad decisions high on the mountain above the 25,000' "death zone". I learned a lot about the climbing history of Everest as well. Interesting to know this tallest mountain has barely been climbed for 50 years now. I read the book very quickly and couldn't put it down. Typical Krakauer for me.
Warning: Much of the book contains direct quotes, so there were many instances of the f-word. If that is offensive to you, be expecting it.
9. Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, 25 November 2008 - Warning: I did not finish this book because it was very dirty and foul. I do not recommend it, though the story was fairly interesting.
10. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway , 11 December 2008
11. Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer, Jan 2008
2 comments:
I read Last of the Mohicans, last year. It was a good read, but I was surprised at how violent it was. JFC is pretty descriptive in the battle scenes.
I just finished the Three Musketeers yesterday. I know you like Dumas; if you haven't read this one, I recommend it.
Dan-o, I finished the Kite Runner on 1/1/09. I give it 4/5 stars. He was a very good writer and I think he did a great job of weaving the Afghanistan history with that of the US, like woodstock in the 60's. Things I didn't like were that I think he could have included more examples of how he redeemed himself, or at least more "uppers."
I thought you read the Count of Monte Cristo in college!
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